PREPOSITIONS
PRACTICE ACTIVITY
PAPER 1
WHAT IS A PREPOSITION ?
A PREPOSITION IS S WORD OR GROUP OF WORDS USED BEFORE A NOUN,
PRONOUN OR NOUN PHRASE TO SHOW DIRECTION, TIME, PLACE, LOCATION,
SPATIAL RELAIONSHIPS OR TO INTRODUCE AN OBJECT.
SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE (IN, AT, ON, OF, TO)
LETS LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PREPOSITIONS
PREPOSITIONS FOR PREPOSITIONS OF PREPOSITIONS OF PREPOSITIONS OF PREPOSITIONS OF
DIRECTIONS TIME PLACE LOCATION SPATIAL
RELATIONSHIPS
IN, INTO, IN,AT, ON. IN, AT, ON, INSIDE, IN, ABOVE, AGAINST,
SINCE, DURING, OVER, ABOVE, BELOW, AT, ACROSS, AHEAD,
ON, ONTO FROM,FOR. BENEATH, UNDER, ON ALONG, AMONG
UNDERNEATH, BY
She drove to the He reads in the They will meet in the They live in the The poet’s office is
store. evening. lunchroom. country. across the street from
the grocery store.
Don’t ring the doorbell, The weather is cold in She was waiting at the She will find him at the We will stop at many
come right in (to) the December. corner. library attractions along the
house. way
Drive on (to) the grass She was born in 1996 Place the pen inside There is a lot of dirt on Walk toward the
and park there. the drawer. the window. garage and then turn
left.
ACTIVITY
DRAW THE FLOWER SHAPE, AND CUT IT OUT.
YOUR FLOWER MUST HAVE 8 PETALS
TO ACHIEVE 8 PETALS DRAW A ROUND CENTER
o YOUR FLOWER MUST HAVE 8
PETALS.
WRITE YOUR OWN
DEFINITION OF WHAT A
PREPOSITION IS, USE YOUR
OWN WORDS
ON THE 8 PETALS WRITE THE
FOLLOWING PREPOSITIONS.
ON, BEHIND, IN, DOWN,
BESIDE, UP, UNDER, OVER,
UNDER THE PETAL, CREATE
YOUR OWN SENTENCE USING
THE RELEVANT PREPOSITION
